ACTB	actin-beta
AFM	atomic force microscopy
aJ	attojoule
BSA	bovine serum albumin
Col-I	type I collagen
DAPI	4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DPBS	Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline
ECM	extracellular matrix
FGF-2	fibroblast growth factor 2
GAPDH	glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GlcNAc	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
HA	hyaluronan
HABP	hyaluronic acid binding protein
HAse	hyaluronidase
HAS	hyaluronan synthase
HASes	hyaluronan synthases
hMSCs	human mesenchymal stem cells
kDa	kilodalton
min	minutes
pN	piconewton
RT-PCR	reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
SCFS	single cell force spectroscopy
Sec	seconds
TCPS	tissue culture polystyrene